James Stirling (architect) - Definition and Overview

James Stirling (1926 - 1992) was one of Britain's most important architects starting from the 1960s. Stirling was born in Glasgow and obtained his architecture degree at Liverpool University, but set up office in London. He was awarded the Pritzker Prize in 1981.

The Stirling Prize, a British annual prize for architecture since 1996, was named after him.

Stuttgart State Gallery - by James Stirling (1984)

Some of Stirlings most well-known realizations include

• Engineering building, Leicester University (1959)
• Training center for Olivetti in Haslemere
• History Faculty Library, Cambridge University (1968)
• Expansion of Rice University in Texas
• Several low cost housing projects and residences
• Performing Arts Center for Cornell University
• Clore Gallery expansion, Tate Gallery, London
• Arthur M. Sackler Museum
• Addition to Harvard's Fogg Museum
• Neue Staatsgalerie, Stuttgart (1977-83)
• No 1 Poultry, City of London (1998)

External link

• Pritzker Prize website - James Stirling: http://www.pritzkerprize.com/stirling.htm

See also: other James Stirlings.